CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Freeborn

Minnesota · 301 residents · 0.18 sq mi

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Freeborn is home to 301 people in Minnesota. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $33,400. Renters pay $225 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 5.0%, under the national 13.2%. Households here earn about 17% less than in Minnesota as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

301

−1%vs 2000

vs 305 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.8

−18%vs 2000

vs 41.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.18 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024348

Age distribution, 1990

Under 512%(36)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(20)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(18)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(17)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.3%(13)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.9%(54)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.6%(26)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(34)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(32)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(27)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.3%(22)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,729

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,500 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,782

−41%vs 2000

vs $18,149 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.0%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,400

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$225

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $275 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.1%

−9.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.1% in 2000

18.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(301)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(1)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(299)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.7%(2)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.8%(55)

Ancestry

German49.7%(173)

Norwegian36.8%(128)

Danish9.8%(34)

Polish6.3%(22)

Irish4.9%(17)

French2.3%(8)

French Canadian2%(7)

English1.7%(6)

Dutch0.9%(3)

American0.3%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Danish population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.7%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.2%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.1%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.2 min

+62%vs 2000

vs 13.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43.5%(50)

Married42.6%(49)

Widowed0.9%(1)

Divorced13%(15)

Women 15+

Never married44.4%(60)

Married25.9%(35)

Widowed3%(4)

Divorced26.7%(36)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 10.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.8%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.9%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.5%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

44.8%

+10.0 ptssince 2020

from 34.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.4%

−10.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.4%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 49.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era66.7%(2)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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